• In Ravenna, Ohio, [NPR, where I found the story, inexplicably got the town and state wrong?] Reed Memorial Library will let you check out a cake pan. They have more than 300 pans in inventory. They found the story (part of a “viral” segment) at Pop Goes the Library. Apparently other libraries do this too, now. I think I might have to add this blog to my feed reader.

• Also on NPR on Saturday morning, was a story about Norman Mailer’s book editor, at least I think so. But I can’t find it, to listen to it (I was just told about it, after the fact.). Can anyone point me in the direction of this archive?

I’ve had to choose the latest installment of our book club and I was forever trolling amazon and then review sites and then, I started reading sample pages until I found something that jived with the kinds of words and word choices I had anticipated sampling. I am just starting it properly – it’s The Monsters of Templeton by Lauren Groff – but loving it. I have had a dry reading spell lately and intend to make up for it most aggressively…